Annotations from javax.validation.constraints not working

Question

What configuration is needed to use annotations from javax.validation.constraints like @Size, @NotNull, etc.? Here\'s my code:

Answer 1

I come here some years after, and I could fix it thanks to atrain's comment above. In my case, I was missing @Valid in the API that receives the Object (a POJO in my case) that was annotated with @Size. It solved the issue.

I did not need to add any extra annotation, such as @Valid or @NotBlank to the variable annotated with @Size, just that constraint in the variable and what I mentioned in the API...

Pojo Class:

...
@Size(min = MIN_LENGTH, max = MAX_LENGTH);
private String exampleVar;
...

API Class:

...
public void exampleApiCall(@RequestBody @Valid PojoObject pojoObject){
  ...
}

Thanks and cheers